Rest of Season Defense (DST) Rankings
Rest-of-season Defense (DST) rankings from the FantasyPros expert consensus — consensus rank, best and worst expert rank, bye week. Updated through Week 6.
Week 6 · 2026 season · Consensus updated October 19, 2026 at 12:11 AM EDT
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| # | Player | Pos | Team | Bye | Consensus | Best | Worst | Split | Rostered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seattle Seahawks | DST | SEA | 11 | 1.5 | 1 | 3 | ±0.7 | 95% |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | DST | MIN | 6 | 2.5 | 1 | 7 | ±1.6 | 66% |
| 3 | Houston Texans | DST | HOU | 8 | 3.5 | 1 | 6 | ±1.3 | 91% |
| 4 | Denver Broncos | DST | DEN | 10 | 4.7 | 3 | 9 | ±1.8 | 88% |
| 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars | DST | JAX | 7 | 5.3 | 4 | 7 | ±1.1 | 71% |
| 6 | Los Angeles Rams | DST | LAR | 11 | 5.6 | 4 | 7 | ±0.9 | 85% |
| 7 | Kansas City Chiefs | DST | KC | 5 | 7.3 | 4 | 11 | ±2.0 | 66% |
| 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers | DST | PIT | 9 | 8.1 | 6 | 10 | ±1.4 | 76% |
| 9 | New England Patriots | DST | NE | 11 | 8.9 | 8 | 12 | ±1.4 | 88% |
| 10 | Baltimore Ravens | DST | BAL | 13 | 10.0 | 5 | 13 | ±2.1 | 71% |
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| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | DST | PHI | 10 | 11.0 | 8 | 16 | ±2.6 | 73% |
| 12 | San Francisco 49ers | DST | SF | 8 | 11.3 | 9 | 13 | ±1.1 | 50% |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills | DST | BUF | 7 | 14.9 | 12 | 22 | ±3.6 | 31% |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | DST | CIN | 6 | 15.7 | 10 | 22 | ±3.0 | 14% |
| 15 | Cleveland Browns | DST | CLE | 11 | 16.0 | 13 | 20 | ±2.2 | 29% |
| 16 | Los Angeles Chargers | DST | LAC | 7 | 16.8 | 14 | 21 | ±2.6 | 33% |
| 17 | Green Bay Packers | DST | GB | 11 | 18.3 | 14 | 23 | ±3.1 | 26% |
| 18 | New Orleans Saints | DST | NO | 8 | 18.8 | 16 | 25 | ±2.5 | 24% |
| 19 | Indianapolis Colts | DST | IND | 13 | 21.0 | 15 | 30 | ±4.3 | 31% |
| 20 | Detroit Lions | DST | DET | 6 | 21.3 | 18 | 28 | ±3.4 | 35% |
| 21 | Chicago Bears | DST | CHI | 10 | 21.7 | 17 | 29 | ±4.0 | 22% |
| 22 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | DST | TB | 10 | 22.4 | 17 | 28 | ±3.1 | 17% |
| 23 | Carolina Panthers | DST | CAR | 5 | 21.8 | 17 | 31 | ±4.0 | 19% |
| 24 | Las Vegas Raiders | DST | LV | 13 | 22.9 | 18 | 29 | ±3.4 | 12% |
| 25 | New York Giants | DST | NYG | 8 | 23.6 | 19 | 26 | ±2.3 | 16% |
| 26 | New York Jets | DST | NYJ | 13 | 24.3 | 19 | 27 | ±2.7 | 8% |
| 27 | Atlanta Falcons | DST | ATL | 11 | 24.4 | 12 | 28 | ±4.6 | 10% |
| 28 | Dallas Cowboys | DST | DAL | 14 | 27.3 | 24 | 31 | ±2.1 | 19% |
| 29 | Tennessee Titans | DST | TEN | 9 | 28.8 | 26 | 31 | ±1.3 | 5% |
| 30 | Washington Commanders | DST | WAS | 7 | 29.9 | 27 | 32 | ±1.4 | 7% |
| 31 | Arizona Cardinals | DST | ARI | 14 | 30.8 | 29 | 32 | ±1.0 | 3% |
| 32 | Miami Dolphins | DST | MIA | 6 | 31.8 | 31 | 32 | ±0.4 | 8% |
Expert consensus and ownership data via FantasyPros · 12 contributing experts
Where the experts split
The widest expert disagreements near the top of the board — the players one analyst has as a must-start and another has on the bench.
- #27Atlanta FalconsDST · ATLbest #12 · worst #28 · ±4.6
- #19Indianapolis ColtsDST · INDbest #15 · worst #30 · ±4.3
- #21Chicago BearsDST · CHIbest #17 · worst #29 · ±4.0
- #23Carolina PanthersDST · CARbest #17 · worst #31 · ±4.0
- #13Buffalo BillsDST · BUFbest #12 · worst #22 · ±3.6
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- What are rest-of-season (ROS) fantasy football rankings?
- ROS rankings order players by expected production from this week through the end of the fantasy season, rather than for one week or for a draft. They move every week as injuries, roles and schedules change, which is why the board carries the week it was updated.
- Where do these rankings come from?
- They are FantasyPros expert consensus rankings — the average of every contributing expert's rest-of-season ranking — shown with each player's best and worst expert rank so you can see where the experts agree and where they split. LeagueLogs displays the board under a commercial license and adds the roster-level context inside the app.
- How should I use ROS rankings for trades?
- Treat the consensus as the market and the spread as the opportunity: a player whose worst rank is far below his consensus is one some experts have real doubts about, and a player whose best rank is far above it is one somebody believes in. Run any deal through the free AI Trade Analyzer to price it against the LeagueLogs Market Index.